1270: Luis Borunda

Luis Borunda served as Deputy Secretary of State under Republican Governor Larry Hogan of Maryland. He served a short time on former President Trump’s “voter fraud “election integrity” panel that collapsed in scandal and was disbanded. In August, 2023, he was arrested by state police for soliciting a minor in an internet sting. The subsequent investigation led to him also being charged federally with possession and distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Material.

Borunda has been charged with the sexual exploitation of a child, coercion and enticement of a minor, two counts of distributing child pornography as well as the possession of child pornography.

Borunda has a long history of activism in the Republican party. He co-founded Maryland Hispanic Republican Caucus. He founded Hispanic Republicans of Maryland. He chaired the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. He was appointed to Baltimore County Board of Education and helped create the U.S. Hispanic Youth Entrepreneur Education.